
Explanation: Ever wonder what it would look like to crack open the Sun? The Egg Nebula, a dying Sun-like star, can unscramble this question. Pictured is a combination of several visible and infrared images of the nebula (also known as RAFGL 2688 or CRL 2688) …
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Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Egg Nebula from the Hubble TelescopeNASA ^
| 25 Feb, 2026
| Image Credit & Copyright: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Balick (U. Washington)
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